Missouri (State of Incorporation) | 1-06089 (Commission File Number) | 44-0607856 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) | The 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of H&R Block, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 8, 2016. |
(b) | The final voting results of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. |
1) | Each of the following nominees for director was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified: |
Director Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
Angela N. Archon | 174,471,653 | 485,687 | 256,209 | 15,396,429 |
Paul J. Brown | 174,290,910 | 666,637 | 256,002 | 15,396,429 |
William C. Cobb | 173,934,774 | 1,054,547 | 224,228 | 15,396,429 |
Robert A. Gerard | 173,885,376 | 1,057,564 | 270,609 | 15,396,429 |
Richard A. Johnson | 174,043,889 | 919,058 | 250,602 | 15,396,429 |
David Baker Lewis | 172,805,444 | 2,158,895 | 249,210 | 15,396,429 |
Victoria J. Reich | 174,504,050 | 469,309 | 240,190 | 15,396,429 |
Bruce C. Rohde | 173,056,368 | 1,910,967 | 246,214 | 15,396,429 |
Tom D. Seip | 171,772,827 | 3,158,729 | 281,993 | 15,396,429 |
Christianna Wood | 174,328,043 | 510,292 | 275,214 | 15,396,429 |
James F. Wright | 173,370,401 | 1,592,588 | 250,560 | 15,396,429 |
2) | The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017 was approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
188,956,488 | 1,387,789 | 265,701 | 0 |
3) | The advisory proposal on the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
170,586,990 | 4,115,801 | 510,758 | 15,396,429 |
4) | The shareholder proposal asking the Board of Directors to adopt and present for shareholder approval revisions to the Company’s proxy access bylaw was not approved as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
52,189,976 | 122,090,163 | 933,410 | 15,396,429 |
H&R BLOCK, INC. | |
Date: September 8, 2016 | By:/s/ Scott W. Andreasen |
Scott W. Andreasen | |
Vice President and Secretary |